Handle for pistols



March 31. 1925. v

C. C. LOOMIS HANDLE FOR PIsToLs Filed Dec. 4, 1919 :CVT 24 Nc m J@ Patented Mar. 3 1, 1925.

issues CRAWFORD C. LOOMIS, OF ILION, NFJW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

TO REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, INC.,

DELAWARE.

or NEW Yon-K, N. HY., A CORPORATION 0F HANDLE FOR PISTOLS.

To @ZZ whom t may concern-1,

Be it known that I, CRAWFORD C. Loon/ris,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Ilion, in the county otl Herkimer and State of New York, have invented certain new' to and removed from the arml but cannot become inadvertently detached.

A further vobject is to prevent rattling by providing means for holding the grip plates snugly'in place.

More speciiically it is an object to provide a flexible holding means which will hold the grip plates snugly vin placel even though the parts are not accurately dimensioned and fitted.

Vith these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists in certai n novel features of construction and combination of partswhich areyset forth in the appended claims and a preferred JformV of embodi-l nient whereof is hereinafter described withreference to the drawings which-accom- -pany and form partof the specification,

wherein:

Fig. 1 is a partial side elevation of a' pistol provided with myvimproved handle.

Fig. 2 is a view similar'to Fig. 1 showing the grip plates removed.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of luy/improved grip plate and its attaching plate.v

Fig. 4. is a sectional view on vthe line 4 4 ot' Fig. 3 looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the pistol showing a grip plate partly applied thereto.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing the grip plate fully applied.

Fig. 7 is vay sectional view on the line .7-7 of Fig. 6 looking in the direction of the arrows. y

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In said drawings the numeral 10 indicates is a Iiexible plate 12 preferably rather thin and formed of steel or other flexible material. Thisplateis attached to thegri'p plate by means of rtwo or more attaching studs 13 preferably formed with a countersunk head and with a reduced neck portion 14. 'The plate 12 is formed with key-hole slots 15 havingv an enlarged portion dimensioned'to'receive the stud and having a reduced portion dimensioned to receive the neck portionotl the studs asis clearly shown in the drawings. Thev grip plate also'preferably carries aV dowell 16 receivable-,in an opening 17 in the flexible plate.. In order to assemble these parts thefstuds 13 and dowell16 are insertednin the" grip 'plate and the plate `12 vapplied to the studs and then vthis plate is slid downwardly-until the dowell penetrates `the opening-17, The

reduced portions of the key hole `slots have now entered the neck portion'ofthe studs and the plate 12 is thereby -held in :position. The do'wel 16 prevents the plate 12 from sliding upwardly' andthe'reby becoming detached: Inorder to detach the plate 12 a knife blade'or other similar instrument is passed betweenlthegrip plate and the plate 12 until, the latter is flexed' outwardly suiciently fai' to clear fthedowell 16. The plate 12 may then be slidup wardly until the studs register .with the. enlarged portion of the key holeslots and then removed. v1While this manner of attaching the plate 12 to the grip plate is a very desirable one it is to vbe understood that any other suitable means ,may be'used. il desired. I

The frame 10. ot the pistol is preferably formed with an opening 21 otsubstantially the form shown. One edge of this opening is undercut to form the shoulderl 22. The other edge is provided with undercut lugs 23 and 24 provided preferably with inclined end portions 25 and 26. The grip fpl'ates are preferably formed` with a raised` portion 18 of somewhat the general form shown in the drawings which serves to space the plate 18 sufficiently far Within the frame 'ot the pistol to locate the plate 12 behind the shoulder 22 and the lugs 23 and 24. I

In assembling the grip plate ywith the pistol it is applied to the frame in a somewhat inclined position in substantiallythe location shown in Fig. 5 with an edge of i igrips. i.' A tfurthen advantageI ot-L this :flexible the 'plate ls-runderlying theI shoulder 222:1?,coniprisngvstuds sceuifedgto theg` grip plate The?l grip plate is then mbved againstA 'them receivable finkey-hole'lslots inthe flexible frame andis slid upwardly into. .theposif tion shown in..l3 `ig. 6. c During-this move.- ment the Lpla'te 12v has come; ,intoncontact with theinclined poi'tions 25 and 2&6 vvhicli' have ycaused the vplate to ride under the'lugsf 23 and 24 and to kassume the flexed position shown in Fig. 7S `-Itwilhbe seen thatniV the plated?l Will hold .the grip againstv hy# fprevenitffilooseness-S and? rattling fot the l a vided Withi'la #recess '29 foin-allowing thel passageiof the lugQSfwlien the gripvplate plate and means for holding the plates@ plate receivable vin al hole vinfs'aid, flexible plate.

*.-A handle for fire arms and the like comprisingiraffraine, a grip plate, means for connecting said grip plate to said frame and means orf'distortin'g `saidiconn'ecting means forpressing saifdfgrip -platerfa'gainst 6. @A handle fori fireliarms and thetlike comprising fa-Lfraine-,ffa grip l plate; and- 'dis tortable E-nfieans receivableii: Within yanw fopenngiin theffraine foi-:pressing saidgrpplate against Said kframe.

:iA isappliedto the -p'istol andi if-fdesiredy the' f 20,

wLQSjmaynbe .heveledto {cooperateiwlith the inf-iA means forconnecting-saicl-gripiplateltofsaid :velined portions i25and QGLHAnIy rlde'sirable.w.rfmme;.=andimgansigmprising im; inclined nieansumayhe. pnovided for:@liokliri'gl thef"'surface en'saiel1franae foi-failexingfsai'd re# ;igrripcplates "linltheir-` assembled position as' silient meanstopressfsaidgripiplate:aga-inst fv iiaienaie-im anatema-findalle like portions of theflplatesl?. .indicated 27 and f i Comprising f,sfram,f:aig1 nip plat-595i regizlieht .-i said frame.

, *vided a"ideviceri-Whichfullls the Iobjects Comprising a, framezz@gripzlplatexresilient f gprini'arillystatedfan'dfwhilehlrhavewshowngimeans' for connectingffsaid--igripwplate to la 0f mylIVeIltIOIl-lt vfsajd :,framel'andmeafns fgrf Said re- 'clearA ithat i other "forms 'thlOf may-readily f silient i means .1-t0= place thel'atter 1' lunder4 ten:- l:lee piiovidedfwithoutadepartiigrffrom my ine-Sion and. Cause the' fgripziplateato vb@,.15 re.s,sed

f ventioif. andfthatfiwhfile 1Inyimprovedattachfirmly against Sadfram e 1' saidl yframe havingy an" opening-f With'fuinder- ".Whatltegardas myinventioniandffdesire-f Cub/edges `for receiving andfaexngusaid ioxiifihandie forzaeferms aad-amike plfising'ffa, wframefili'gl Plate, means OI i van under-cut shoulder on one edgel and a :connecting the frame andfgriptplategfisad plurality offunder-cutlugs on the1other,

Lto the gripfplateineai' th'elc'enter and'lhalving ncted to 'Said grip plandeadapted t0 its'zedgcslsecured to sai d* iframe; s'aid 'flexible be positioned in 'contaetwith saidshfouldei' :'plate Aheilig flexedrffinto :position .loii holding f mdesaidlugs.

, ythe grip plate against the fiamelimfler teu- 115A-hand1c for. fue (Emsa-m1 thick, like fsion. v r n lAf-fhandle' 'forf-ifirearmsCOITlPIISlHg n an'VunderI-c-t shoulder 'on' one edgefand. a Al'lPfP ldte :al'elble pldtif mdimZUH-S' f01' plurality of under-cut lugs onftheotherfa attaching the lexible'fpla'te'to tlie'grip2plate, g gpip'plateyaiidfaaesientimember Colmected *sf-comprising' aframe having an opening with ffzriceiivable key-hole"A slots'ifin the iffl'eXfllOle sitioiiedLin contact .with said Shoulderand afp ate.

fflsa'idf' lugs, vsaifdf'""liigsShaving#lovelled end Hx3. Affhandle'- -foif-tirearrn'ss comprising a portions* forilflexing'lsaid resilientimember,` 1'2. handle for-hline arms an'drthe like plate andmeans' toilliol'din'gf thelflexible'fwitli the-Wedges :of-. lsaird 'ineinber for. flexing plate against displacement relative to the?v thfelatter. tofpress thegniplplate #againstthe f frame.

4. A1 handlel fori-firearms Kconpr-ising a i. 13,1111 combination, algriplplate forire grip plateL-afi tlexihlefplatey and=1neans foiifarms' and the like'yalexible plate," andfmeans attaching the flexible plate to the'grip plate- 'torI attaching said -flexibleplateto said grip 9.k Nimaia am firearms-1 ma ai@ iike' i attachingtlhe' fleXibl-eiplate'fto the gripqilate", vcomprisinga frame', af giipplateLa Aiflexible Y @comprising "studssecuiedttotheigriplfplate vmember secured near its center'fto thegrip .i receivable vinf key-holey slots in* thej-lexiblewplate andin'eansonlsaidtf-rame Acompevrating.

plate, comprising studs on one of said plates receivable in slots in the other plate;

lll. In combination, agrip plate for lire arms and the like, a flexible plate, means for attaching said flexible plate to said grip plate, comprising studs on one of said plates receivable in slots in the other plate, and means for preventing relative displacement of said plates.

l5. In combination, a grip plate for fire arms and the like, a exible plate, means for attaching said flexible plate to said grip plate, comprising studs on one of said plates receivable in slots in the other plate, andl means comprising a doWel on oneplate receivable in a hole in the other plate for preventing relative displacement of said plates. In Witness whereof I have signed my name hereto this 29 day of November, 1919.

CRAWFORD C. LOOMIS. 

